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Mapping Earth's Surfaces
Test Description: 6th grade chapter 1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Plains, plateaus and mountains are the three main types of ____________.
A
relief
B
scooby snacks
C
landforms
D
show styles
2) The __________ of an area is the difference in height between the highest and the lowest point.
A
elevation
B
relief
C
sea level
D
flatness
3) A landform that has high elevation and more or less a level surface is called a(n) __________
A
plateau
B
the beach
C
plain
D
mountain
4) A ____________ is an area of land that has low elevation and relatively low relief.
A
plateau
B
mountain
C
ditch
D
plain
5) The distance in degrees East or West of the Prime Meridian is called __________.
A
scale
B
equator
C
longitude
D
latitude
6) Topographic Maps have many uses in ______
A
neither business or engineering
B
engineering
C
business
D
both business and engineering
7) The space between contour lines is called _________.
A
index contour
B
contour interval
C
contour line
D
elevation lines
8) An imaginary line circling the Earth at 0 degrees latitude is called _________
A
latitude
B
equator
C
prime meridian
D
longitude
9) One major difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain is in ______________.
A
elevation
B
shore line
C
relief
D
slope
10) What term describes the difference in elevation between two given points?
A
elevation
B
relief
C
landform
D
topography
11) Imaginary lines that run vertically along the Earth are called _____________.
A
latitude
B
rose compass
C
equator
D
longitude
12) A sphere that represents Earth's surface is called ______________.
A
globe
B
GPS
C
ball
D
map
13) Half of the Earth's surface is called a(n) ____________________.
A
equator
B
hemisphere
C
globe
D
prime meridian
14) The zero line for elevation is often identified as ________________
A
sea level
B
prime meridian
C
equator
D
Earth's waist line
15) A _______________ is a flat model of all or part of the Earth's surface.
A
topography
B
map
C
globe
D
GPS
16) A topographic map differs from a road map in that the topographic map shows
A
directions and distance
B
houses and restaurants
C
highways
D
elevation, relief, and slope
17) It would be easy to walk up a slope represented by contour lines that are __________________
A
close together
B
far apart
C
straight
D
curved
18) One type of map projection that is used frequently is a(n) ______________
A
circular
B
mercator
C
round
D
conic
19) The shape of the land is often referred to as its __________________.
A
nature
B
shape
C
topography
D
color
20) Plains and plateaus have similar ______________________
A
elevation
B
relief
C
looks
D
surface area
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